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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Devrim Unay, Istanbul, TR;
Ahmet Ekin, Eindhoven, NL;
Devrim Unay, Istanbul, TR;
Ahmet Ekin, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninkijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system () includes a retrieval unit () for retrieving an image from the storage of images, on the basis of the similarity of images from the storage of images to a query image. The similarity is defined by means of a similarity function. A relevance unit () computes the relevance of a first portion of the retrieved image to a respective first portion of the query image and of a second portion of the retrieved image to the respective second portion of the query image. A visualization unit () visualizes the relevance of the first and second portion of the retrieved image to the respective first and second portion of the query image. The relevance of the first and second portion of the retrieved image to the respective first and second portion of the query image is computed using a first and second relevance function. The computed values of the relevance are visualized, e.g. using a color coding and coloring the first and second portion of each retrieved image. The colored portions are easy to see and analyze. Thus, the system facilitates visualizing and comparing retrieved images with respect to each other as well as with the query image.